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Senior Software Engineer

PEXA Group

Job Location:

Leeds - UK

Yearly Salary: GBP 70000 - 80000

Posted: 4 November 2026 (2 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 1 February 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Hi were PEXA!

We know youll Google us before applying so lets keep this brief. PEXA revolutionised the way that property is settled in Australia turning a paper-based process into a digital one. Our solution is a world-first with over 500 people across Australia and an expanding international team were helping 20000 families into their homes each week.

Were passionate about solving problems for our customers always striving to set the standard for how property is bought and sold. Being awarded as one of the best places to work in Australia is a recognition of our culture and commitment to innovation customers and our community.

Were growing fast that is where you come in.

We believe our success in Australia is worth sharing and that our proven technology will advance how the UK buys and sells homes.

Establishing ourselves within the UK in late 2020 we are committed to collaborating with lawyers conveyancers lenders government and the property industry to set the new standard for both remortgages and buying and selling property.

What Youll Be Doing

Youll be a technical specialist in either backend or full-stack engineering contributing to the design and delivery of software that supports our property platform. Youll own features from early discussion through to production helping make sure theyre reliable secure scalable and easy to maintain.

Youll work closely with product QA UX and other engineers. Youll also have the opportunity to influence technical decisions share your knowledge and help shape how we build software as the UK business grows.

In practice youll:

Design and build complex software solutions writing clean testable code.
Take ownership of features from initial design through to deployment and production support.
Contribute to architectural decisions and technical discussions.
Help improve performance through approaches such as monitoring caching and load testing.
Build quality in from the start through unit integration and performance testing.
Review code mentor less experienced engineers and share what you know through documentation and team sessions.
Work with colleagues across engineering and product to deliver useful well-tested outcomes.
Explore how AI development tools can support your work and where AI could add value to our products.

What Youll Bring

Youll have substantial experience building and supporting software in a collaborative engineering environment. Youll be confident working through complex technical problems and making sound decisions about how to solve them.

Were particularly interested in people with:

Advanced backend experience in Python or Kotlin or full-stack experience with modern frontend frameworks.
A good understanding of APIs microservices distributed systems and software architecture.
Experience with automated testing performance testing and system monitoring.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure plus CI/CD containers and infrastructure as code.
Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases including data modelling and performance optimisation.
A practical understanding of security best practice.
The ability to explain technical ideas clearly and work well with people in different roles.
An interest in supporting other engineers through mentoring thoughtful code reviews and knowledge sharing.

You dont need experience with every technology we use. Our teams work across tools including Kubernetes Docker Splunk Postman Snowflake Databricks and dbt and the mix varies by team.

It would be useful if you also have

Experience in financial services or another regulated environment; familiarity with TDD DDD or BDD; or experience building high-performance systems. Knowledge of machine learning or AI integration or involvement in open-source communities would also be welcome.

How We Work

Our engineering teams are trusted to make decisions and take responsibility for quality from development through to production. Youll have room to build deep expertise in your chosen area while learning from colleagues across different technologies and disciplines.

We value curiosity collaboration and practical problem-solving. Youll be encouraged to share ideas keep improving how we work and help others grow along the way.

If youre an experienced engineer who likes getting into the detail helping a team deliver well and having a real say in how things are built wed like to hear from you.

70000 - 80000 a year

Why become a PEXArian

Great question! Being a PEXArian is so much more than just a job. Were a passionate motivated and unashamedly enthusiastic bunch at PEXA we love what we do and were proud to admit it! Creating brilliant experiences for our members and their clients wouldnt be possible without ensuring we deliver an exceptional employee experience.

Heres a snapshot of what your life at PEXA could look like:

Your wellbeing:

Enjoy four Wellness Days across the year to rest and recharge plus 24/7 personal safety medical and mental health support through Sonder. Youll also receive an 800 Health Flex Pot to spend on health options alongside access to a digital GP mental health and nutrition consultations and support with eye tests and glasses.

Your growth:

Grow your skills and shape your career through PEXA Academy and LinkedIn Learning. Youll also have up to five days paid study leave each year for relevant courses.

Your rewards:

Our reward and recognition benefits include performance-based incentives the PEXA OwnIt Equity Plan for eligible employees PEXA Impact Awards and a 500 employee referral bonus. Youll also have access to discounts through Perkbox and Get Active.

Your family:

Eligible permanent employees with at least 12 months continuous service can receive up to 20 weeks paid maternity or adoption leave and up to four weeks paid paternity leave in addition to statutory entitlements. Youll also have access to support for family and life events including family grief counselling discounted legal services and UK-registered veterinary advice.

Your work/life blend:

We know that work is just one aspect of your life we want to help you create your ideal work/life blend rather than squeezing in life around work. Our hybrid approach combines regular in-office connection with working from home. You may also be able to work remotely from an approved country for up to two weeks every six months and purchase up to four additional weeks of annual leave each year.

Your opportunity to give back:

Use your paid Volunteer Day to support a cause that matters to you and enjoy events throughout the year that bring PEXArians together to connect and celebrate.

Sounds like you

We at PEXA are ready so if this role sounds like you apply today.

To be conducted as part of post offer employment checks:

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud other unlawful or dishonest conduct malpractice and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights can be found at Cifas.

GDPR Compliance

Digital Completion UK Limited (trading name PEXA) Optima Legal Services Limited (trading name Optima Legal) and Smoove Limited (a holding company which comprises of the following wholly owned trading Subsidiary companies: United Legal Services Limited Legal-Eye Limited and Amity Law Limited) are all owned directly by DigCom UK Holdings Limited which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of PEXA Group Limited in Australia (ACN; ASX: PXA) (referred to collectively as PEXA Group).

When we processyour applicant personal data for recruitment purposes we do so as a controller. If as part of the recruitment process we share your personal data with anothercompany within thePEXA Group that company may process your personal data as either an independent controller or in certain circumstances a joint controller. By applying for this role you consent to us processing your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 and further information can be found in our privacy notice Experience:
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